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The tragedy of Victoria Martens we must prevent in the future

Posted by: cacjc / Jan 17, 2017 / Tags: Meth, New Mexico case, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Victoria Martens

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Today I am sitting in my office trying to get caught up after the big snow fall in Medford. The office is officially closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is very quiet and peaceful here. I have been

A Survivor Shares her Story: Why CAC Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 12, 2016 / Tags: Cherish a Child Luncheon, child abuse survivor, Crystal Heart, Kira Zavala

This is the inspiring speech presented by Kira Zavala at last year’s 2015 CAC Cherish a Child luncheon. Kira shares her experience as a survivor of child abuse and as a child receiving services from the CAC. My name is Kira Zavala. I am a mother, wife, community volunteer, business woman and a survivor

Farewell to our Development Director, Michelle Wilson

Posted by: cacjc / Jun 2, 2016 / Tags: CAC Development Director, Michelle Wilson

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County As I sit behind my computer staring at a blank screen I am very humbled and possibly somewhat overwhelmed. Today I am writing about changes at the Children’s Advocacy Center. Changes that bring on both feelings of happiness and deep sadness. We

The CAC Movement: Behind the Scenes in Washington DC

Posted by: cacjc / May 17, 2016

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I am going to write a different kind of blog today. I just spent an amazing two days working with about 30 other professionals across the country in DC during a strategic planning exercise. We were working on the strategic goal of

Child Abuse: A greater incident rate than cancer

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 11, 2016 / Tags: Bullying, Cancer research, CASA of Jackson County, Central Art Supply, Change for Children, Child Abuse Prevention Month, child abuse prevention training, emotional abuse, Gamble for Good, Jackson Creek Pizza, Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence, Lithia Car Dealerships, Oregon Child Welfare Data Book, Panda Express, physical abuse, Protect Our Children Training, Recognizing and Respondint to Child Abuse Training, Sunrise Cafe, Thai Bistro, The Butcher Shop, The Family Nurturing Center, Wamba Juice

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County April is Child Abuse Prevention month. This is the time of year that we use to spread the word about the social and public health issue that plagues our children. Many people do not generally think about child abuse unless they work

Hope in the most unlikely places

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 1, 2016 / Tags: forensic interviews, hope, paradigm shift, reporting child abuse

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County April brings spring, renewal, energy and awareness on a very tough topic — Child Abuse. I recently had a conversation with a woman who, like many other people who talk to me about my work, was very focused on the “depressing” part

When a mom’s love is not enough . . .

Posted by: cacjc / Mar 3, 2016 / Tags: asking hard questions, guns, mother's love, older children, Parenting moment, secrets, video games

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Yesterday morning, as I dropped my seven year old son off at school, I had a “moment”. It probably was not unlike a million other moments, had by a million other moms. I was watching my son bound off across the playground;

The Cost of Even Keel

Posted by: cacjc / Feb 17, 2016 / Tags: 3 year old, life stress, Parenting, Survival Techniques, The Stabilizer

This is a post by Leah Howell, M.S., Training Coordinator for Protect Our Children Child Abuse Prevention Training of Jackson County, Oregon A few years ago when my son was around 4 months old, we were concerned about his weight, so I did a Google Images search on what a typical 4 month old should

A Strong Man

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 10, 2015 / Tags: A stron man, Barnyard movie, Big Idea, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Darkness to Light, Jackson County, Patriarch Cow Ben, Stewards of Children, Tammi Pitzen, United Way of Jackson County, volunteering, young cow Otis

By Tammi Pitzen, Director of The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I will let you in on a secret. I love animated movies. I love Disney. I love Pixar. Long before I had my son, I would watch these movies . . . usually not on the big screen, but in the privacy of

We Bid Farewell and Good Luck to Toni and Jack

Posted by: cacjc / Aug 27, 2014 / Tags: Jack the therapy dog, Tammi Pitzen, Toni Richmond

By Tammi Pitzen, Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center There are people that you meet along this journey called life and you know immediately that they are someone that will have an impact. On your life. On the lives of others. You may not know why they are important. You may not know how long

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